HEX atlas value

#EAC653

#EAC653 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 198, 83, HSL 46, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.5851, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EAC653 Sample readable text

HEX #EAC653

RGB rgb(234, 198, 83)

HSL hsl(46 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.5851

Contrast Black 12.7:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-eac653: #EAC653;
.background-eac653 { background-color: #EAC653; }
.text-eac653 { color: #EAC653; }

Luminance0.5851

Black text12.7:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EAC653","rgb":[234,198,83],"hsl":[46,78,62],"cmyk":[0,15,65,8],"luminance":0.5851,"contrast":{"black":12.7,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4E1A4","hex":"#F4E1A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1EA53","hex":"#C1EA53","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.16,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD23D","hex":"#FFD23D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Buttercup adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eac653.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5376EA","analogous":["#EA7B53","#C1EA53"],"triadic":["#53EAC6","#C653EA"],"tetradic":["#53EA7B","#5376EA","#EA53C1"],"splitComplementary":["#53C1EA","#7B53EA"],"monochromatic":["#F4E1A4","#EAC653","#C89F19"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4E1A4","dark":"#C89F19","saturated":"#FFD23D","desaturated":"#D4BB68","pastel":"#F3E9C9","neon":"#FFDB66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":27.874719729532707},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":30.116440692751194},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":36.45545226711637}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAC653

#EAC653 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EAC653 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 234, 198, and 83, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 78% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5851, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.7:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAC653 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4E1A4#000000 text · best 16.15:1#F4E1A4

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

#C1EA53#000000 text · best 15.16:1#C1EA53

#FFD23D#000000 text · best 14.54:1#FFD23D

Generated Palette

#EAC653#EAC653

#5376EA#5376EA

#EA7B53#EA7B53

#C1EA53#C1EA53

#F4E1A4#F4E1A4

#C89F19#C89F19

Color Harmonies

#5376EA#5376EA

#EA7B53#EA7B53

#C1EA53#C1EA53

#53EAC6#53EAC6

#C653EA#C653EA

Variants

#F4E1A4#F4E1A4

#C89F19#C89F19

#FFD23D#FFD23D

#D4BB68#D4BB68

#F3E9C9#F3E9C9

#FFDB66#FFDB66

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Straw#E4D96F

Saffron#F4C430

#EAC653

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAC653

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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